Pohlitz Township was named for an Icelandic settler.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 36 people, 17 households, and 9 families residing in the township.

The population density was 0.8 people per square mile (0.3/km2).

There were 17 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families.

35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.